Materials & Techniques: hand coloring / Subject Terms: botanical subject

1. Phalaena Quernaria. Quercus Rubra (American Oak Beauty, Northern Red Oak), Plate 103 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Phalaena Quernaria. Quercus Rubra (American Oak Beauty, Northern Red Oak), Plate 103 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Creator:: Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 12 1/8 inches (40.6 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

2. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

Creator:: Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, stipple and line engraving with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 7/8 inches (59.7 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

3. Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

Creator:: Print made by Elizabeth Blackwell, died 1774
Date:: 1737
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (37.1 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

4. Lysimachia (Loosestrife), Plate 278 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

Creator:: Print made by Elizabeth Blackwell, died 1774
Date:: 1737
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (36.8 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

5. Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Creator:: Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

6. The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

Creator:: Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826
Date:: December 1, 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Color printed mezzotint with hand coloring in waterclor on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (57.2 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

7. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

Creator:: Print made by Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.8 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

8. Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)

Creator:: Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:: 2009
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:: Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

9. Petiveria aliacea (Mirtilla)

Creator:: Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:: 2011
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:: Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

10. Poinciana pulcherrima (Lilith)

Creator:: Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:: 2009
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:: Sheet: 50 × 30 inches (127 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

11. The Banana Tree, Plate 16

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (32.4 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

12. Lophornis Chalybeus

Creator:: Print made by John Gould, 1804–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor and touches of gum arabic on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 9/16 × 14 1/2 inches (54.8 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

13. Chrysuronia Eliclæ

Creator:: Print made by John Gould, 1804–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor and touches of gum arabic on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

14. The Lignum vitae, or Guaiacum, Plate 9

Creator:: Print made by George Bickham the Younger, ca. 1706–1771
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 8 5/8 inches (33 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

15. The Bay-Berry Tree, Myrtus arborea aromatica, Plate X

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 inches (33.3 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

16. The Male Popaw Tree, Papaya, Plate 14

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 inches (35.2 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

17. The Female Popaw Tree, Papaya, Plate 15

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 9 inches (35.6 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

18. The Tree Jessamin, Plate 17

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 8 3/4 inches (33 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

19. The Sea-side Laurel, Plate 22

Creator:: Print made by J. Mynde, active 1740–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 8 3/8 inches (33 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

20. The Pine Apple, Anana, Plate 21

Creator:: Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 8 5/8 inches (33 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962

YCBA Collections Search

Refine your search

Search Constraints

Materials & Techniques hand coloring

Subject Terms botanical subject

Search Results

1. Phalaena Quernaria. Quercus Rubra (American Oak Beauty, Northern Red Oak), Plate 103 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

2. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

3. Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

4. Lysimachia (Loosestrife), Plate 278 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

5. Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

6. The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

7. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

8. Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)

9. Petiveria aliacea (Mirtilla)

10. Poinciana pulcherrima (Lilith)

11. The Banana Tree, Plate 16

12. Lophornis Chalybeus

13. Chrysuronia Eliclæ

14. The Lignum vitae, or Guaiacum, Plate 9

15. The Bay-Berry Tree, Myrtus arborea aromatica, Plate X

16. The Male Popaw Tree, Papaya, Plate 14

17. The Female Popaw Tree, Papaya, Plate 15

18. The Tree Jessamin, Plate 17

19. The Sea-side Laurel, Plate 22

20. The Pine Apple, Anana, Plate 21